Thum., Jun. JI. IDAS
Th«- Newtlnrl, Cotillon Grave, Oregon
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U. S. Airmen Stationed in Arabia
I
(Editor** Note Dick Clark, IHfto
gradual« of (’GILS «nd former
member of publh nt ion* Ktnff, I k
now Htutioncd with the US. Air
Force in Arabia. The following
atory wax Included in a letter re
cently received by o n e of our
• tudentx.l
Uncanny'
Oil Interests Protected
Dhahran Airfield Is located on
the eastern coast of tile nation of
Saudi Arabia, directly acroM* the
Persian Gulf from Iran; and lo
cated about Hu- middle of that
peninsula. The primary duty of
the nine hundred U. S. airmen sta
tioned here is to protect our oil
interest* in this country.
Arab King Wor*hlp|>cd
Arabia is one of the few nb*o- '
lute monarchies left in the world I
today. Each Arab must wor*hip
Hie king by touching his head to
the Hand at least five times a day,
facing tile sacred city of Mecca
The populace I* entirely Moslem
in religion, and the king is tha
direct descendant of Mohammed;
and the most sailed man living,
believe the followers. During their
lifetime, each Arab must journey
to the city of Mecca to pay the
king one-third of his lite earning*
M taxes.
GITHENS LINCOLN-MERCURY
104 South Pacific Highway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Aruba IJke to Ride
To get a ride on any kind of
animai or which- Is considered a
great privilege, and usually an
Arab will sing as a sign of Ins
happinesK When Arabs tide in
GI trucks. Hwy holler at the top
of their voice*. Those fortunate
enough to have automobiles them
aelvea almoxt always wear the
horn out firet. They are fascinated
by it, and nn Arabian town sounds
continually like an overgrown
traffic jam.
All of the ten million people in
Arabia arc governed by the king's
law, which la very strict. If an
Arab I k caught stealing, hlx hand
Is cut off, and all Arnim in the
vicinity must witncss It as u warn
ing against further theft*. If a
more acetous crime Is committed,
like murder, the captive Is sub
mitted to be beheaded, and again
all must watch
WEDN ES DAY, JANUARY 30
ANXIOUS Mrs. A. C. Queen uses a
can opener to free her little aon,
Johnny, 2'A, after he had trapped
himself in a cookie ran. It all hnp-
pened tn Uicir Havana, Cuba,
homa when th. youngster took
the can down from a kitchen shelf
and attempted to get at some
cracker remnants. (International)
Junior-Senior Prom 1*
scheduled for May 9. The com
Moat of the [a-ople are nomads. mittee chairmen will be elected
roaming n»
nil .....
over the
nut ion with
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-i..I mJ work will st art on the Prom
the various (canon* and climate*. |n February.
Some have herds of sheep or
'Hie orchestra committee, with
goats, and some have horses The Bill Vcatch as chairman, has be
main mode of travel is by donkey gun making arrangements for an
or camel.
orchestra.
On the base the U. S. govem-1 _
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.
R«“’m»ry Rickard is general
ment has a budding project timt
Chairman <>f ihr l’rom and Bun-
employa a great number of Arabs
quel. Richard Harrison is acting
Under a five-year agreement, all
buildings constructed will I m - as assistant chairman.
Good news for the juniors at
turned over to the government of
Arabia, a* soon a« the U S. feels 1Y"»‘
Probably get you're
It no longer needs the ba*. f« ring», pin* md I IValler* at Stokes
defense purpose*. The average Jewelers by 1- ebruary 1
* if* nt gn Ai.ii» working on tl
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base Is alMiut the equivalent of 85 [
Aral»« Are Nomadic
<«, . d.,. oM-thlrd -I which Harry c
must go to the king.
According to Arab belief any
foreigner dying on this *oR must
tie taken out of the country within
24 hours. In-fore his soul leaves
his body. All in all. the Arabian
customs and living conditions are
very different from ours. It makes
us feel how lucky we actually are.
- Lions Roar
‘Minor Miracle’
Staged Jan. 24
"Minor Miracle," a one-act
drama of the sea. will I m - staged
at the Thespian initiation, Janu
ary 24. to be held in Rooms 8 and
10. The entire action of the play
takes place in a life raft, be
calmed off a coastal bigoon. and
the time is shortly before dawn,
sixteen days after the tanker
"Daniel Moore” went down in a
sea of flame.
Charades include: Jordan, Bill
Vcatch; Hale. Don Tonole; Mc-
•Clanc, Joel Pynch; and Laslos,
Marvin Hayes.
Rosemary Rickard Is general
chairman of th<- formal initiation
with Shirley Witters as social
chairman. Decorations will include
the Thespian color, delphinium
blue, and the flower, the talisman
rose.
Fifteen students are to initiated
into the Thespian society this
time. They include: Don Tonoli,
Donna Decker, Claudette Kime,
Hazel Roy, Reba Johnson, Cather
ine Heath, Bob Tank, Joan Webb.
Ray Coleman. Elaine Railway,
Francis Chapman. Richard Harri
son and Warren Wilson.
Thespian officers an' B i 11
Vcatch, president; Rosemary Rick
ard, vice president; Joyce Thun,
secretary; Eloise Crosby, record
ing secretary; Lenore Porter, cor-
naponding secretary; and Lavon-
ne Hugdahl, treasurer.
"The Honeymoon Is Over” and
"Minor Miracle" will bo staged Ix1-
fore the student Ixidy during the
Thespian assembly, February 8.
"Minor Mírele" will lx1 taken to
the Northwest Drama Conference
at the University of Oregon, Feb
ruary 9.
- Lions Roar
DALE NEARS PLEDGES
OREGON IRATERNITV
University of Oregon, Eugene
(Special) Dale D, Sears, son of
Mr. and Mi's. Max L. Sears. P. O.
Box 444, Cottage Grove, was one
of 120 men to pledge fraternities
during rush week at the beginning
of winter term.
Sears, a freshman in liberal
arts, pledged Pi Kappa Alpha.
Stearns
Coroner, Dies
Harry C. Stearns, Thoughts coun
ty coroner for the past 19 years
and father of Mis I*. B. Webb of
Cottage Grove, died Thursday
morning at Mercy Hospital in
Roseburg after several weeks ill-
ncss.
Holt Grime», Stearns' assistant
¡at Oakland, Is acting as deputy
I coroner for the Oakland area, and
I states that tlu> bounty court will
I probably ap|>qint a new coroner
in Hie next few days.
Stearns -w as born Jan. 21. 1882
at Oakland, and has been a resi
dent of < '»kin nd and Roseburg all
his life. His |Mii-cntH were pioneers,
his grandfather, Danial Stearns,
la-ing one of the first settlers at
Oakland. He was married to Miss
Elizabeth Ppwell, Aug. 10, 1905.
He leaves his widow, two daugh
ters, Mrs. P. B. (Maxine) Webb
of Cottage Grove, and Mrs. Si
(Madeline) Rodakoski, of Oak
ridge, and five grandchildren; his
father, A, F. Stearns of Oakland;
a brother, J. Edwin Stearns of
Oakland; a sister, Mrs. Guy (Es
ther) Peeler of McMinnville, and
several nieces and nephew*.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. Sat
urday at the Community Presby
terian Church in Oakland. The
Rev. Alfred Tyson of Roseburg of
ficiated and burial was at Rest
Haven at Eugene,
Republicans to Hold
Workers School 25th
scluxd for precinct committeemen
and women and volunteer workers
will lx- held Friday, January 25, at
the Eugene Hotel.
The affair will get underway
wjth a noon luncheon in the Per
sian Room, with the school start
ing at 1:15 p.m.
Schedule of speakers is as fol
lows :
Ralph Cake, national commit-
teeman for Oregon; Sigfrid Un-
andcr, chairman, Oregon Republi
can Central Committee; Harry
Chase, Lane County Clerk; Ed G.
Boehnke, chairman. Lane County
Central Committee.
Also Mrs. Hope Ketcham, vice
chairman. Lane County Central
Committee; Clay Meyers, presi
dent, Young Republican Federa
tion of Oregon; Mrs. K. E. Mont
gomery, president, Eugene League
of Women Voters; Mrs. Freda Pe
terson, vice chairman, Oregon
Central Committee, and Mata
Beck, p r e s i d e n t, Republican
Women of Uno County.
True lilx-rty can exist only
Sentinel Classified Ads Get Results where equality .and justice rule.
William F. Githens
Manager
Served 3*2 years in U. S. Navy',
been with Floyd Githens Motors,
Inc., since discharge in 1946. Grad
uate of University of Oregon in the
school of Business Administration.
Graduate of Ford Motor Company
Training School at Detroit in Oc
tober 1948.
D. A. Merrell
Parts Manager
Formerly Ford Parts Manager
with the Floyd Githens Motors,
Inc. Merrell served in this capacity
since 1944. 24 years previous parts
experience.
Larry Brice
Sides Manager
Has been with the Floyd Githens
Motors, Inc., Sales force since Feb
ruary 1949. Prior to this Brice had
six years previous sales experience.
The new Lincoln-Mercury building*
which we want you to see is evidence of
our faith in the Cottage Grove area. We
are proud to bring a new business to the
Cottage Grove community. We departed
from the conventional design to bring to
this section our idea of a modern motor
home. We think it is a superb example of
of what can be done with wood.
The building was planned so that our
employees may have the opportunity to
give the best service at the lowest cost
and to display the Lincoln-Mercury cars
to the best advantage ... to be a source
of pride to our community and to provide
ample parking facilities* which we feel
will be appreciated.
It is our sincere hope that you will
come and visit us during our opening.
Floyd Githens
See the 1952 Mercury to be
displayed at our opening - -
It s an eye opener. You'll be
pleased.
Robert G. Moody
Darrel B. Booher
Bookkeeper
Service Department
Assistant bookkeeper with Floyd
Githens Motors, Inc., since 1949,
with four years previous book
keeping experience. Served 3'2
years with the U. S. Marines dur
ing World War 2.
Served 3V& years with the U. S.
Army during World War 2. Pre
viously been employed by Floyd
Githens Motors, Inc., since 1946.
Booher graduated from the Cot
tage Grove Union High School.